prison at fort leavenworth, kansas. rebecca cooper is following the case. >> they were outraged the soldier had been secretly moved yesterday. he is being transferred state side as the investigation moves forward. the outcry in afghanistan continues to grow. >> investigators tried to piece together what happened during the average john henry browne says his client does not comprehend what he is facing. >> we seem to be unaware -- it makes me concerned about his state of mind. >> an angry president karzai refused to discount the rumors that more americans were involved in the massacre. >> these --

>> he says his client was under incredible stress, possibly suffering posttraumatic stress disorder. he suffered both a brain injury and losing part of his foot and previous stores and iraq. >> he is a devoted father and a career marriage -- a career military individual. he has never said anything hostile toward muslims or afghanis. this whole thing is a great surprise to his family. >> officials admit the soldier was seen drinking that night despite rules banning alcohol on the base. the defense attorney gained renown representing ted bundy. he says the soldier is a mild- mannered man with a 3-year-old

and 4-year-old. >> thank you rebecca. you can follow developments on the shootings this weekend on wjla.com. you will find a link to the story on our home page. >> osama bin laden apparently plotted to kill president obama. the details were found in documents during the raid on his compound last may. u.s. navy seals killed and osama bin laden during the raid. he planned to attack a plane carrying president obama and leon panetta. but they did not have the weapons to shoot down the plane. >> lawyers for bradley manning are facing a setback. his lawyers cannot take sworn pretrial statements from eight witnesses. they're reviewed information that manning is accused of leaking.

>> a conversation about casinos in annapolis. is a $1 billion plan that could overhaul part of the area. they heard the pitch for a full- blown casino at the national harbors. there are some who support this, but others are concerned about the cost. one business once the casino for itself. brad bell is live with the latest. >> if you will pardon the pun this is a high-stakes debate. he has a long way to go. they started today with the hearing. >> they come to the national harbour to stroll the water front pads for exercise. for the development is just the harbor. they like the stores and

restaurants. they say a casino would complete the picture. >> it would be nice. it would be something new that we have never seen before. >> it will bring more money into this area. i love las vegas. we will have a little bit of vegas in our neighborhood. >> he spent the afternoon trying to convince a skeptical house ways and means committee to pass his proposed bill that would set up a referendum to allow not just a slot parlor but a billion dollar casino at national harbour. >> we are bringing a destination resort that will have live entertainment, high retail, makes use. those are the things that will be economic development. >> he faces an uphill battle. operators want any new gambling venture built at the track.

there are those like the richardson family. we met them at the harbor heading to a post wedding luncheon. >> i do not want it here. it is supposed to help the community and schools. i have yet to see that. >> the voters of maryland will decide this because it has to go through a referendum. in the meantime, highly placed sources are telling as the key to getting the bill approved is to convince the existing slot machine operators that new competition will not destroy their business. >> thank you. apparently maryland has not hit the jackpot with the slot machines the state purchased. the washington post reporting the state is paying $10,000 per machine that year. it will spend $50,000 more annually than first estimated. state officials admit they will cost a lot. they still say it will pay off in the end. >> a high-profile arrests

during a protest. george clooney and his father and a virginia congressman were handcuffed after they refused to leave the area. george clooney was released a few hours later after paying a $100 fine. >> nearly 100 d.c. government employees are facing disciplinary action for refusing to sign an ethics oath. vincent bretelles city employees they have to sign a pledge to abide by a new ethics manual or face consequences. city employees cannot buy birthday gets or -- birthday gifts or sell girl scout cookies at work. >> the investigation into mishandled remains at the dover air force base mortuary has lead to disciplinary action.

they will discipline two supervisors accused of retaliating against workers to try to expose wrongdoing at the facility. a third supervisor has resigned from the air force. the whistle blower's actions have led to significant improvements at the mortuary. still ahead on abc 7 is at 6:00 how one thing is to blame for the spike in consumer prices that has taken a lot of money out of our pockets. >> the latest report on getting somewhere by plan on time is looking up. >> three more big election events on the republican scheduled.

>> no arrests this weekend in the race for the white house. >> the official caucuses for misery will be held. -- missouri will be held. 69 delegates are up for grabs in puerto rico. >> the republican race is taking a detour off the mainland.

sunday is the puerto rico primaries. mitt romney and rick santorum are fighting for every single one of them. earlier this week, rick santorum stepped into hot water when he said if puerto rico once to gain statehood it needs to make english its primary language. he has not back down yesterday he tried to explain the position. >> that is something i think -- >> the race heads to illinois on tuesday. mitt romney started the day there at the pancake house outside of chicago. >> we will win on tuesday. >> sister date newt gingrich was realistic about his chances. -- yesterday new gingrich was realistic about his chances. a new poll found republican voters to support newt gingrich

are just as likely to support mitt romney as their second choice as they are to support rick santorum. president obama stumped for campaign cash in chicago. he had a special welcome to the republican contenders. >> maybe some lincoln will rub off on them while they are here. >> they are outspending him by a margin of seven-one. a clear sign of how high they consider the state is heading into the primaries. >> the new ipad arrives. we will see how sales are going. >> you have to love the weekend forecast. >> the redskins were hard to build their roster.

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at 6:00 underside. >> a sharp increase and gas prices drove consumer prices up last month. >> the consumer price index rose 0.4% last month which is the largest increases in 10 months and was largely due to a rise in gasoline prices. excluding food and energy, core prices rose one-tenth of 1%. >> airfares are also going up. the on-time rates of the flights are up. they're getting passengers to their destination on time at the best rate in 18-years. january numbers show an on-time arrival rate of 84%. flight cancellations were down as well as the number of mishandled bags. they credit the mild winter for good numbers. >> a staple of doing business

is on the way out. business cards have been declining since the mid-1990s. apps like bump and linkedin and facebook are helping force them out. >> the latest ipad is now on sale. when you bump doesn't make that noise? it hit store shelves today. people waited for their chance to grab an ipad 3. it features a sharper scream, a faster processor, and a five mega pixel cameras. there are six different models starting at $499. >> the weather was not bad to be sitting outside. >> the forecast is not what s said it would be.

will you forgive me? >> there is a little rain. >> you will hear about it later. >> a cool easterly breeze kept temperatures well below levels of the past few days. in the past half hour or so we get a little bit of sunshine. let's take you to weatherbug. bob ryan can bail me out at 11:00 if i get it wrong. 50 degrees at the boardwalk plaza hotel. take a look and laurel. 62 degrees and some breaks in the overcast as well. our ford board, 59 and 51 high and low. we have not had a low that low in a long time. things are going to be back on track for this very warm weather we have had all this week. doppler radar right now some

showers in southern maryland. a little shower persisting near hancock, maryland. this is the area we will be watching drifting away. with the cool damp air and a cooling trend, there is some dense fog to deal with overnight. even though we may start the day with a little fog or cloudiness, i think it will clear out and we will get some sunshine going. temperatures getting back to about the 70 degree mark. it may be the farther east we are in the upper 60's and west of washington. 59 african national. 70 in charleston and its work. in time or the next few days, the southwesterly wind will prevail and it will be right back into the middle 70's here. we will watch for any shower activity to drift off tonight. it will stay mild and a cloudy. we will get a break with some sunshine and a big range of

temperatures. i think it will be cooler west of town. i would pick about 68 or 74 a high in the metro area. more warm air moves and and i think we are set for several days in a row at 70 degrees or higher. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> any major upsets? >> not really. and see stay one which was a little bit of an upset, but march madness is in full swing. the georgetown hoyas took off after 3:00 and it did not take long for them to flex muscles against belmont. the hoyas jumped out to an 11- point lead. 74-59 win georgetown. day advance on sunday. >> it was a sense of urgency not just for me but the whole team. we know what we have done in the

past. it was a big thing for us to get going today. we have to keep pushing. we have a lot more games to play. >> this is a great win against a very good team. >> now in the georgetown hoyas will face and see state. they beat san diego state by dominating the boards. richard howard -- and see state upset san diego state. there is you're upset of the day. -- nc state upset san diego state. there is your upset of the day. virginia got out to a 12. start. he ended with 15 points. bradley led florida on a 70-4 run to end the half. the virginia cavaliers are one

and done. everybody is still talking about last night. vcu upset wichita state to head to the round of 32. vcu takes over down the stretch and up sets them 62-59. vcu is a final four team. let's go to football. the redskins signed fred davis to a one-year deal today. they cite another free agent getting some depth in the secondary. they signed cedric griffin. it is a one-year deal. he could make up to $2.5 million. he comes back from two acl surgeries. aaron ross of the giants was at

redskins park today. i will keep you posted on that. peyton manning has worked out for the forty-niners and the broncos. they were both held at duke university. there he is getting off of the plane in north carolina. the dolphins and cardinals are apparently out of it. the forty-niners are getting paid manning a physical. he hopes to name a team by the end of the weekend. in baseball the national lost to the yankees' 4-3 in 10 innings today. there is a move to rename beaver stadium at penn state after george -- after joe paterno.

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>> it looks like a nice thing patrick's weekend. >> i think we will be in good shape. tamara around 70 degrees. more clouds and a little cooler in the upper 60's. it will start around 70 for most of next week. >> see you at 11:00.